I signed up to run the 2024 NYC Marathon as an HRC Athletes for Equality member. 

 In June 2023, I joined Prince George's Running Club to meet people in Maryland and get in shape, but I couldn't run a mile!   With amazing coaching and encouragement, I am now running a marathon, not just any marathon, but the New York Marathon!  Thank you, PGRC, for giving me the skills and confidence to run the NYC Marathon. I will forever be grateful for your love and support!   Now, I am running a marathon for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation(HRCF) and must raise $3500, but I would like to raise $5000 to support the work of equality. Here is some information about HRCF 

The HRC Foundation – a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization – envisions a world where all LGBTQ+ people can participate fully in the systems that shape our daily lives.

Through public education, research, and policy and practice change, the Foundation's impact can be felt in schools, factory floors, corporate suites, and places of worship. It touches LGBTQ+ lives from childhood through end-of-life, people of all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and religious beliefs in big cities and small towns in the United States and across the globe.

Created in 1984, our team members identify the problems and challenges LGBTQ+ people face, then follow a clear model for effecting change:

• Building understanding of LGBTQ+ people and shaping the public debate through public education, research and resources.
• Changing policies and practices through technical assistance and pioneering benchmarking tools.
• Empowering strategic partners, community leaders and allies to be stronger advocates for equality through capacity-building, training and innovative tools.
• Leveraging relationships with these partners, advocates and allies to advance LGBTQ+ policy objectives at the local, state, national and international levels.

Please donate to help continue this work and create a world where everyone is seen!